CHAPTER 255: CHAPTER 255

The call came from Ye Chen.

Jiang Moxi saw the incoming call and somewhat didn’t want to answer it.

But Fu Youhan was behind her, and seeing this, he couldn’t help asking: "What’s wrong? Want me to answer it for you?"

Saying this, Fu Youhan even reached out to take Jiang Moxi’s phone.

However, Jiang Moxi refused: "No need, I’ll answer it myself."

Jiang Moxi answered the call, and Ye Chen’s voice instantly came from the other end.

"Xiao Moxi, do you know where Dingding has gone? It’s time for work, and she didn’t show up at Night Color. She’s not at her home either, and her phone is turned off."

Ye Chen’s voice sounded quite concerned.

But to Jiang Moxi, belated affection was cheaper than grass.

Mm, Jiang Moxi was not touched at all.

So she blatantly lied: "Perhaps she went back to Emperor City."

"Emperor City? Impossible. She left Night Color yesterday without saying anything. It’s not possible for her to go to Emperor City."

Ye Chen also said: "I know her; she wouldn’t leave things in a mess like that. She definitely would have told me if she was really leaving."

Ye Chen spoke twice to Jiang Moxi and, seeing that Jiang Moxi didn’t respond, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Did something bad happen to Dingding?"

"Why do you think something bad happened to her?" Jiang Moxi’s eyes darkened slightly, but she calmly asked back on the surface.

"Last night, Dingding suddenly called me to ask if I could help. At that time, I thought she couldn’t stand seeing An Yang and me happy, so I deliberately said I wouldn’t help. But I called her back later, and Dingding didn’t answer. The phone has been turned off until now..."

Listening to what Ye Chen said, Jiang Moxi couldn’t help but sneer.

So it turned out that Yu Dingding had sought help from Ye Chen. The last chance for redemption, she had given to such a bastard as Ye Chen.

And Ye Chen had actually betrayed her trust, causing her...

No wonder today, when she mentioned Ye Chen to Yu Dingding, Yu Dingding looked so desperate.

On the other end of the phone, Ye Chen was still urging: "Xiao Moxi, are you listening? I’m really worried about Dingding."

"If it really doesn’t work, just have Dingding give me a call now. I just want to make sure she’s all right."

Yu Dingding’s phone had already been found by Jiang Moxi, but the phone was currently out of battery and turned off.

Jiang Moxi also didn’t want the outside world’s voices to disturb Yu Dingding any further, so she didn’t charge the phone.

And letting Ye Chen know about Yu Dingding’s situation now wouldn’t help, and might even further upset Yu Dingding, making her even more extreme.

"I really don’t know where Dingding is, I’ll tell you when I do."

Jiang Moxi’s casual dismissal was apparently noticeable to Ye Chen.

He could only persist, changing his tone to continue asking: "Xiao Moxi, you and your man are friends, can’t you just look past sisterhood and give me a break..."

But before he finished speaking, he heard Fu Youhan’s voice from the other end:

"Alright, she said she doesn’t know. If you want to find someone, go find them yourself. Don’t think about taking shortcuts!"

Ye Chen probably figured that Fu Youhan was irritated because he was pestering Jiang Moxi with questions, so he bluntly took the phone and talked to him.

"Brother Han, I was just wondering where Dingding had gone. You know, in this city, aside from you, the only one Dingding is close to is Xiao Moxi."

Ye Chen’s voice sounded pitiful.

But Fu Youhan simply gave a sharp rebuke: "You know she only knows you two, then why didn’t you treat her better? What’s the use of being anxious now that she’s gone?"

Then, Fu Youhan hung up the phone directly.

When Fu Youhan handed the phone back to Jiang Moxi, he casually asked: "Is Yu Dingding alright?"

"For now, she’s fine." Jiang Moxi took the phone, still with a faint frown on her face.

"It’s good you’re okay. You’ve been running around outside all day, I’ll draw a hot bath for you to soak in."

Fu Youhan and Yu Dingding weren’t very close, and once he confirmed there were no safety issues with her, he lost interest in continuing the topic about her.

He went to prepare the hot water for Jiang Moxi, then, wrapping his arms around her, they headed to the bathroom. He personally checked the water temperature for Jiang Moxi and was even ready to help her undress.

But Jiang Moxi declined the over-attentive service and pushed Fu Youhan out of the bathroom.

Despite this little setback, it didn’t dampen Fu Youhan’s enthusiasm. Once Jiang Moxi started her bath, he found a spare key and entered the bathroom again.

When the two of them emerged from the bathroom, several hours had passed.

Jiang Moxi was very tired, falling asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Fu Youhan, with his arm around her waist, also quickly drifted off to sleep.

*

Meanwhile, Ye Chen was repeatedly questioning the people at Night Color.

"Are you certain that when Dingding left here last night, no one troubled her?"

The manager hurriedly replied: "No, absolutely not. When Miss Yu left, I even personally escorted her to the entrance of Night Color."

Although Yu Dingding was Night Color’s Oiran, because her relationship with Ye Chen was different, the manager never dared to neglect her.

"Then did anyone have a dispute with her here last night?" Ye Chen asked again.

He had a feeling that something must have troubled Yu Dingding last night; otherwise, she wouldn’t have disappeared without reason.

Now, the more Ye Chen thought about it, the more regretful he became.

If he hadn’t been sulking with Yu Dingding last night and had directly asked if she was in trouble before going to help, it would have been better.

"No. The people who came last night were all Miss Yu’s regular customers; they get along very well. Mr. Yang even gifted Miss Yu two Hermes limited edition bags," the manager said.

"Then how do you explain her sudden disappearance?"

Ye Chen was baffled and even used some connections to check the surveillance footage from around Night Color to Yu Dingding’s apartment for that stretch of road.

The footage from that night mysteriously cut out for a segment, precisely during the time when Yu Dingding was supposed to be heading home from Night Color.

This discovery pushed Ye Chen’s unease to the extreme.

He nearly exhausted all of the Ye Family’s connections, vowing to turn Yan City upside down if necessary to find Yu Dingding.

While Ye Chen was frantically searching for Yu Dingding, the tranquilizer in her system was gradually wearing off, and she slowly awakened.

It was already eight in the morning, with fine weather.

From Yu Dingding’s hospital bed, one could see the clear blue sky through the window.

But even with the bright sun, Yu Dingding still felt it couldn’t dispel the gloom of her inner energy; she weakly closed her eyes.

The sound of the ward door opening made Yu Dingding sit up nervously.

Not until she saw Jiang Moxi’s bright and beautiful face did Yu Dingding breathe a sigh of relief.

"Dingding, it’s me. I’ve brought you breakfast, there are a few different flavors, and your favorite deep-fried dough sticks."

"Thank you." Yu Dingding took the breakfast, trying her best to muster a smile for Jiang Moxi.

But that smile, on her pale face, looked so feeble, so fragile and pitiful.

"The best thanks you could give me is to eat it," Jiang Moxi said.

So, Yu Dingding tried her best to drink down half a bowl of plain porridge, but she started to feel nauseous after wanting to eat more.

Seeing this, Jiang Moxi didn’t dare to force her any further.

In the following days, Yu Dingding was hospitalized, and Jiang Moxi would stay by her side during the day, occasionally sharing a laugh or two.

Yu Dingding seemed much better, and it was about time for her to be discharged.

That day, Yu Dingding told Jiang Moxi: "Moxi, I don’t want to live in that apartment anymore after I’m discharged. Can you help me sell the place, please?"